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Violence rocks Venezuela after recall vote denied Street protests erupted in Caracas March 2 after Venezuela's elections council said the opposition lacked enough signatures to force a recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez. Rioting over council delays had spread from Caracas to other cities before the decision. Chavez opponents say they submitted more than 3.4 million signatures. Some 2.4 million are needed for a recall election. But council President Francisco Carrasquero announced that just 1.83 million signatures were valid. In the latest political violence to rock the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, authorities said at least nine people were shot dead in confused street battles between troops and demonstrators protesting for a vote. Both sides blamed each other for the deaths.
The Japan Times Weekly: March 13, 2003 |
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